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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta presents a Purple Heart medal to a soldier assigned to the 172nd Infantry Brigade on Forward Operation Base Sharana, Afghanistan, Dec. 14, 2011. Panetta awarded 12 Purple Hearts medals to soldiers on the base.

AWARDING MEDALS

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta presents a Purple Heart medal to a soldier assigned to the 172nd Infantry Brigade on Forward Operation Base Sharana, Afghanistan, Dec. 14, 2011. Panetta awarded 12 Purple Hearts medals to soldiers on the base.

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